News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released a status update on the progress of DNA testing being conducted as part of the Ohio Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative. 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the members of his office’s 2015-2016 Teen Ambassador Board. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Mahoning County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Gains today announced that an indictment has been issued against former Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino. The indictment was issued today by a Mahoning County Grand Jury.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Marysville man has been sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison following his conviction last month on charges related to the sexual assault of three children. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an $11.5 million settlement with Morton Salt Inc. and Cargill Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies conspired with each other, causing state and local governments to pay higher prices on the rock salt used to make icy roads safer for travelers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Carter Stewart announced today that six additional suspects are now facing federal charges as part of an ongoing investigation involving forged painkiller prescriptions.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that two Marietta residents are facing charges of theft from the elderly and receiving stolen property following an investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as part of the Ohio Attorney General's Elder Justice Initiative.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an Ohio man has been indicted for running a scheme in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia where he allegedly purchased over $30,000 worth of livestock and vehicles using fraudulent checks and falsified documents.

Attorney General Mike DeWine and 21 other state attorneys general today announced that Classmates Inc. (“Classmates”), along with Florists’ Transworld Delivery Inc., and FTD.com Inc. (collectively “FTD”), have agreed to pay $11 million to settle allegations that the companies engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.  Some consumers in Ohio, and elsewhere in the country, may be eligible to have a portion of the money they paid to the companies for services returned to them.

In advance of National Missing Children's Day on Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the 2014 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report, which documents that 18,097 children were reported missing in Ohio in 2014.